Mahendra Kumar Raya
{{short description|Nepali politician}}
{{distinguish|Mahendra Kumar Roy}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mahendra Kumar Raya
| native_name = महेन्द्र कुमार राय
| office = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
| termstart = 22 December 2022
| termend =
| predecessor = Surendra Kumar Yadav
| successor =
| term_start1 = May 1999
| term_end1 = May 2002
| predecessor1 = Sharat Singh Bhandari
| successor1 = Ram Kumar Sharma
| constituency1 = Mahottari 4
| party = Nepali Congress
| nationality = Nepali
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|03|31}}
| birth_place = Mahottari District, Nepal
| honorific_prefix = Honourable
| honorific_suffix = MP
}}
Mahendra Kumar Roy ({{langx|ne|महेन्द्रकुमार रोय}}) is a Nepalese politician.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-01|title=NC President Raya donates land worth 10 million|url=https://www.everest-times.com/2021/09/01/17089/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Everest Times - Online News Portal of Nepal}}{{Cite web|title=NC Mahottari President Raya donates 14 katthas of land to Aurahi municipality|url=https://onlineradionepal.gov.np/2021/09/01/201257.html|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Radio Nepal}} He is the current elected central working committee member of Nepali Congress.{{Cite web|last=Setopati|first=सेतोपाटी संवाददाता |title=प्रदेश २ कांग्रेस सभापतिका लागि यी चार नेताको दाबी|url=https://www.setopati.com/mahadebeshan-bishesh/congres/255698/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Setopati|language=hi}}{{Cite web|title=5 central members elected under Madhesi category in NC|url=https://english.nepalpress.com/2021/12/21/5-central-members-elected-under-madhesi-category-in-nc/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Nepal Press|language=en-US}}
He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.[http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php Election Commission of Nepal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012034141/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php |date=October 12, 2006 }}
Electoral history
= [[2017 Nepalese legislative election|2017 legislative elections]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Mahottari 4 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:pink" |
|Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal |Surendra Kumar Yadav |18,353 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Mahendra Kumar Raya |13,025 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |
|CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |Mohammad Razi Haider |12,945 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Devendra Kumar Yadav |1,647 |
| style="background-color:crimson" |
|Sanjay Kumar Shah |1,093 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|3,519 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|3,947 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |FSFN gain |
| colspan="4" |Source: [https://result.election.gov.np/ElectionResultCentral.aspx Election Commission] |
= [[2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|2008 Constituent Assembly election]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Mahhotari 5 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:orangered" |
|Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal |Kaushal Kumar Raya Yadav |8,609 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Mahendra Kumar Raya |6,954 |
| |Others
| |15,158 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |MJFN gain |
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2009-10-03|title=Ca Election report|url=http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003184536/http://www.election.gov.np/reports/CAResults/reportBody.php|archive-date=2009-10-03}} |
= [[1999 Nepalese legislative election|1999 legislative elections]] =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Mahottari 4 |
| colspan="2" |Party
!Candidate !Votes |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |
|Mahendra Kumar Raya |19,647 |
| style="background-color:gold" |
|Ram Vilas Yadav |11,177 |
| style="background-color:firebrick" |
|Parmananda Chaudhary Kalwar |10,201 |
| style="background-color:yellowgreen" |
|Ram Chhabila Ray |4,261 |
| style="background-color:yellow" |
|Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Chand) |Ram Babu Singh |1,597 |
| style="background-color:indianred" |
|Surendra Raj Singh Shrestha |1,526 |
| | colspan="2" |Others
|1,013 |
| colspan="3" |Invalid Votes
|2,441 |
| colspan="2" |Result
! colspan="2" |Congress hold |
| colspan="4" |Source: Election Commission{{Cite web|date=2008-01-24|title=Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates|url=http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110554/http://www.election-commission.org.np/toptwo.php|archive-date=2008-01-24}}{{Cite web|title=Election Results'99|url=https://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/alldistconst.htm|access-date=2020-11-15|website=nepalresearch.org}} |